Gunshot heard over 911 call results in murder arrest in Pender County
During a call to the Pender County 911 Center on Sunday about a disturbance between two men, dispatchers could hear a shot fired, followed by the caller saying that one of the men had been shot, according to a press release from the Pender County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies and investigators went to 39 River Trail in Burgaw. Soon after, Dennis Wilkins was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the death of Gregory Thomas Whaley.
Wilkins was placed in the custody of the Pender County jail and is currently being held under a $250,000 secured bond. The investigation is ongoing, according to the release, but the sheriff’s office said this was an isolated incident, and no threat remains to the public.
This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews: Gunshot heard over 911 call results in murder arrest in Pender County
